Table 5.
Exercise group | Control group | |||||
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Test | Baseline | 3 months | 12 months | Baseline | 3 months | 12 months |
6‐min walk distance (m) | 276 ± 100 | 290 ± 123 | 291 ± 122 | 280 ± 141 | 284 ± 138 | 273 ± 146 |
Chair sit‐to‐stand (repetitions) | 8 ± 4 | 10 ± 4 | 9 ± 4 | 9 ± 4 | 9 ± 4 | 8 ± 4 |
Chair sit‐and‐reach (score) | −6·4 ± 11·4 | 2·6 ± 16·0 | 2·2 ± 11·8 | −2·8 ± 13·6 | −0·8 ± 11·3 | −1·7 ± 11·9 |
Plantar flexion (°) | 18·7 ± 21·0 | 22 ± 15·9 | 17·6 ± 12·8 | 15·1 ± 9·1 | 19·0 ± 22·3 | 14·7 ± 9·4 |
Dorsiflexion (°) | 20·5 ± 14 | 22·9 ± 14·8 | 18·9 ± 15·8 | 20·3 ± 16·5 | 18·7 ± 24·2 | 17·4 ± 15·3 |
Ankle range of movement (°) | 39·2 ± 19·9 | 44·9 ± 21·3 | 36·6 ± 20·8 | 35·4 ± 19·7 | 37·7 ± 43·2 | 32·1 ± 18·9 |
Data are mean ± SD.